moranelkarifnews : James Harden disappoints again as Clippers are eliminated by Nuggets in Game 7 rout

Clippers guard James Harden, right, talks to coach Tyronn Lue during the second half of the Clippers’ season-ending blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 on Saturday. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) The coach of the Clippers had never lost a Game 7, and so his players knew they could lean on Tyronn Lue […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Russell Westbrook enjoys himself with hanging dunk tech in Nuggets' blowout of Clippers

Amid the carnage that was the Denver Nuggets’ Game 7 blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, it had to feel pretty good to be Russell Westbrook. The veteran guard had a solid two-season career with the Clippers, but was jettisoned last offseason as part of a trade to the Utah Jazz that landed […]
moranelkarifnews : James Harden avoids reporters after another Game 7 loss in Clippers-Nuggets

James Harden didn’t have a fun time in Game 7. There were several items to sort through in the wreckage that was the Los Angeles Clippers’ season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, but the one that drew the most attention was the former MVP who declared “I am not a system player, I […]
moranelkarifnews : Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets advance with 120-101 Game 7 laugher over stunned Los Angeles Clippers

DENVER (AP) — Not this time. Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and Denver’s scoring surge held up in a 120-101 blowout of the shellshocked Los Angeles Clippers in a Game 7 laugher on Saturday night. The Nuggets led by as many as 35 and while the franchise’s biggest blowout in a […]
moranelkarifnews : With help from bench, Jokic, Nuggets dominate Clippers in Game 7 to advance

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were not going to let history repeat itself. A year after blowing a 20-point fourth quarter lead in Game 7 to the Timberwolves, the Nuggets led by up to 35 and were not going to let the Clippers make a late comeback, ultimately cruising to a 120-101 win that […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoff predictions! Who wins Game 7 of Warriors-Rockets? Who advances in the East semis?

The 2025 NBA playoffs have delivered the most exciting first round in recent memory, and leave it to the West — which has brought high drama all season — to bring it home with two Game 7s. The Nuggets outlasted the Clippers on Saturday to advance to the second round, and the Rockets and Warriors […]
moranelkarifnews : Steve Kerr shares biggest concern for Warriors heading into Game 7 vs. Rockets

Steve Kerr shares biggest concern for Warriors heading into Game 7 vs. Rockets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors fumbled a golden opportunity Friday night to close out their first-round NBA playoff series with the Houston Rockets. Steve Kerr‘s team never seemed to meet the moment emotionally, and they couldn’t get the […]
moranelkarifnews : Knicks ready to do 'whatever it takes' to overcome regular-season struggles against Celtics in second round of playoffs

After a tough battle against the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Knicks know things will only get tougher in the second round when they face the defending-champion Boston Celtics. Not only are the Celtics the reigning champs, in which they dominated their way through the league by going 16-3 […]
moranelkarifnews : Rece Davis clears air after tense on-air clash with fellow ESPN star over Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft drop

Sheduer Sanders’ unexpected drop from a projected first-round pick to a fifth-round selection was the most polarizing topic from last week’s NFL Draft. Longtime ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. was among the staunch defenders of Sanders, and the former Colorado star’s fall to the Cleveland Browns appeared to leave the broadcaster in a state […]
moranelkarifnews : Fan who fell over wall onto field at Pirates game ‘awake and alert,’ GoFundMe says

The 20-year-old man who fell over a wall and crashed onto the field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh is “awake and alert,” according to a GoFundMe page raising money for his medical bills. Kavan Markwood, a former college football player, was identified as the man who fell more than 20 feet onto the right-field warning […]